GATE Practice Question and Answer

Q: What has a ring but no finger? 1580 0

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Q: The sum of three numbers is 98. If the ratio of the first to the second is 2:3. And that of the second to the third is 5:8, then the second number is: 1580 0

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    30
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    27
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    23
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    33
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Answer : 1. "30"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 30 Explanation: Then, A:B = 2:3 and B:C = 5:8= (5 x 3/5) : (8 x 3/5) = 3:24/5A:B:C = 2:3:24/5= 10:15:24 => B = 98 x 15/49 = 30.

Q: Rajeev's age is four more than the age of Shilpa. The age of Shilpa can be obtained by subtracting four times her age 4 years ago from the four times her age after 4 years. What was Rajeev's age before 4 years ? 1579 0

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    36 years
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    28 years
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    32 years
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    40 years
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Answer : 3. "32 years"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 32 years Explanation: Let Shilpa's present age is p years According to question, p = 4(x+4) – 4(x–4) p = 4x+16 – 4x+16 p = 32 Shilpa's present age = 32 years Rajeev is four years older than Shilpa => Shilpa's present age = Rajeev's age 4 years before. => Rajeev's age 4 years before = 32 years.

Q: Which is faster Light or Sound? 1579 1

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    Light
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    Sound
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    Both are same
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    Can't be determined
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Answer : 1. "Light"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Light Explanation: Light travels Faster than Sound.   Light : 1. Light doesn't require a medium to travel. 2. It travels in the vaccum with the speed of 1,86,000 miles per second.   Sound: 1. Sound rquire a medium. 2. It travels in the Air with the speed of 340 meters per second. 3. It travels Faster in Water than in Air. 4. It travels Faster in Steel than in Water.

Q: At what temperature (in Fahrenheit) pure water freezes? 1578 0

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    0
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    17
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    32
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    39
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Answer : 3. "32"
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Answer: C) 32 Explanation: 32oFWe know that T(°F) = T(°C) × 1.8 + 3232(°F) = 0(°C)

Q: Which of the following is not a transverse wave? 1577 0

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    Light waves
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    Radio waves
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    Sound waves
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    All the above
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Answer : 3. "Sound waves"
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Answer: C) Sound waves Explanation: Light and Radio waves are both different frequency/wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, which consists of two components electric and magnetic of perpendicular, transverse waves.    Sound, on the other hand, is a longitudinal wave which oscillates parallel to it's medium (back and forth instead of up and down).

Q: If x and y are the two digits of the number 653xy such that this number is divisible by 80, then x+y is equal to  ? 1576 0

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    5
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    4
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    3
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    2
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Answer : 4. "2"
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Answer: D) 2 Explanation: Since 653xy is divisible by 5 as well as 2, so y = 0.Now, 653x0 must be divisible by 8.So, 3x0 must be divisible by 8. This happens when x = 2x + y = (2 + 0) = 2.

Q: Who among the following took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads(DGBR) ? 1575 0

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    Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma
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    Lt. Gen. David R. Syiemlieh
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    Lt. Gen. Srikanth Mishra
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    Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava
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Answer : 4. "Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava Explanation: Lt. Gen. Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastava took over as the 25th Director General of the Border Roads (DGBR). He has replaced Lt. Gen. Suresh Sharma. Prior to it, he was holding the appointment of Director General Combat Engineers at Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence(Army).

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